Mimathyma chevana chevana
(Moore, 1866)
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♀, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
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♂, Bolikhamxai, Laos. (photo by K.Saito) |
♀, Xiang Khouang, Laos. (photo by H.Onodera) |
ON :
Athyma chevana Moore, 1866
OD : Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):763-764, pl.41, fig.1,♂.
TL : Darjeeling, [N.India].
Distribution : Sikkim to Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Yunnan.
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● ssp.chevana |
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● ssp.leechii |
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Records taken from Literature
[ THAILAND ]
Apatura chevana chevana ; Pinratana,1979 : 89, figs.N155,♂,♂(Un). (Chaiyaphum)
Apatura chevana chevana ; Pinratana & Eliot,1996 : 86, pl.63, figs.163,♂,♀. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Ek-Amnuay,[2007] : 464, pl.206, figs.N173,♂,♂(Un), pl.207, figs.N173,♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Ek-Amnuay,2012 : 486, pl.216, figs.N358,♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Mai; Phu Khieo)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Kimura et al.,2016 : 122, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Chiang Dao; Phu Khiewo)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; S.Sophonviwatkul, C.Sunthornwiphat & T.Laola,2015- : Butterflies of Thailand, figs. (Chiang Mai; Chaiyaphum) (accessed: 2024.05.08)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Masui,2020 : 9. (N: Chaiyaphum)
[ LAOS ]
Apatura leechi ; Vitalis,1919 : 232. (Laos)
Apatura chevana f. chevana ; Dubois & Vitalis,1924 : 45. (Ban-Sai)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Motono & Negishi,1989 : 61, pl.75, figs.3,♂,4,♂(Un). (Vang Vieng)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Osada, Uémura & Uehara,1999 : 208, pl.72, figs.♂,♀. (Xiang Khouang)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Nakamura & Wakahara,2012 : 47.
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Masui,2020 : 9. (Laos)
Mimathyma chevana chevana ; Onodera,2022 : 47, pl.141, figs.♂,♂(Un),♀,♀(Un). (Phongsali: Phou Fastupa; Xiengkhouang: Tha)
Specimens Examined
[ THAILAND ]
Chiang Mai : 6♂ 1♀ (incl. photo and photo by A.Giudici).
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Phetchabun : 3♂ 1♀ (incl. photo).
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Chaiyaphum : 7♂ (incl. photo and photo by A.Giudici).
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[ LAOS ]
Bolikhamxai : 1♂.
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Phong Saly : 1♂ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Xiang Khouang : 1♀ (photo by H.Onodera).
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Notes
The butterfly is locally common in montane forests at moderate elevations (Alt. 500 - 1000m).
Males frequently come to the banks of streams and puddles to suck water.
Literature
Moore, F.,1866 : On the lepidopterous insects of Bengal.
Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1865(3):755-822, 3 pls.
Masui, A.,2020 : Notes on the variation and classification on the genus Mimathyma (Nymphalidae, Apaturinae)
Butterflies 83:4-21.
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♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
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♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
♂, Chiang Mai, Thailand. |
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♂ with ambica, Chiang Mai, Thailand. (photo by A.Giudici) |
♂ with ambica, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
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♂, Chaiyaphum, Thailand. |
♂, Phetchabun, Thailand. |
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